At the Soul Master Competition venue.
Spirit Hall Team's resting area.
A heavy atmosphere enveloped everyone; each participating member hung their heads with grave expressions, pondering how to defeat the Sun Moon Royal Academy in the finals.
The Spirit Saint teacher leading the Spirit Hall's team felt a headache every time he recalled the Sun Moon Royal Academy's victory over the Star Luo Royal Academy.
The reason, of course, was that among the Sun Moon Royal Academy, there was a girl named Xu Nianshuang, terrifyingly strong, completely not on the same level as her peers.
Although the other members of the Sun Moon Royal Academy Team were all Spirit Emperor level, which was somewhat unexpected, it was still within reason.
Moreover, after being prohibited from using spirit tools, the Sun Moon Royal Academy students' combat power sharply decreased, making them not a concern.
However, the Sun Moon Royal Academy's over-the-top performance came from Xu Nianshuang, who, in her match against the Star Luo Royal Academy, almost single-handedly, with one sword per person, cut down the Star Luo Royal Team.
Her combat power was so strong that some Spirit Emperors in the Spirit Hall felt a bit intimidated.
Facing such a powerful opponent, the Spirit Hall Team's participating members naturally felt immense pressure.
On the competition stage, snow fluttered everywhere.
Xu Nianshuang's palm condensed ice elements into an ice crystal longsword, and four over-the-top Soul Rings—one yellow, two purple, and one black—emerged from beneath her feet. Dressed in a white battle uniform, she was exquisitely beautiful, with a graceful figure, standing proudly.
She stood at the very front of the team, holding her longsword, facing the Spirit Hall Team alone. With the enhancement of her sharp sword intent, her aura was not at all at a disadvantage.
At this moment, in the surrounding spectator stands, the audience looked at the heroic Xu Nianshuang and shouted hysterically in unison, "Xu Nianshuang, sure to win! Xu Nianshuang, sure to win!"
People are visual creatures; Xu Nianshuang, with her beauty and strength, directly turned the away game into a home game, gaining a large number of fans. The crazy shouts and cheers formed layers of sound waves, which then converged into a tsunami of sound, surging powerfully.
The members of the Spirit Hall Team, immersed in it, felt their pressure suddenly increase as they listened to the tsunami-like cheers.
The sole Spirit King leading them took a deep breath, gazed at Xu Nianshuang in front, and whispered, "I will do my best to stop Xu Nianshuang. After you deal with the others, come and help me."
To be honest, although his cultivation was stronger than Xu Nianshuang's, he had no confidence in defeating her. He was just an 'ordinary' genius, not comparable to these monstrous talents.
He could only pin his hopes on his teammates quickly dealing with the others and then ganging up on the opponent.
"For the glory of the Spirit Hall!"
The Spirit Hall Team members all shouted in unison and charged towards the Sun Moon Royal Team members.
Xu Nianshuang looked at the approaching crowd, and the dark, inky fourth spirit ring floating beneath her feet quietly lit up.
"Absolute Zero!"
A dazzling ice-blue light expanded, and an extreme cold enveloped everyone on the Spirit Hall Team.
"What a terrifying girl!"
In the spectator stands, Ning Fengzhi, looking at Xu Nianshuang, who instantly froze everyone on the Spirit Hall Team with her own power, didn't know how many times he had sighed in admiration.
Turning his head, he saw Chen Xin gazing intently at Xu Nianshuang on the stage; every sword swing, in his eyes, was so perfect.
At this moment, he couldn't help but feel an urge to go up and offer some guidance.
"Uncle Sword is tempted?" Ning Fengzhi looked at Chen Xin's expression and knew that he was tempted upon seeing a good seedling for the Sword Dao.
"What a pity." Sword Douluo did not deny it, but merely sighed, a look of regret in his eyes.
Xu Nianshuang's identity was no secret; as the Crown Princess of the Sun Moon Empire, someone of her status would not join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
"How much the heavens favor the Sun Moon Empire! I heard that the strongest genius of the Sun Moon Empire is that mysterious Crown Prince; I wonder what kind of demeanor he possesses." Thinking of this, Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but feel a bit envious.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was currently at its zenith; ever since the Clear Sky Sect's retreat, they had been hailed as the number one sect in the world.
However, they knew their own situation; there were no problems with the main lineage of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and Ning Rongrong's talent was sufficient to inherit his mantle.
But in terms of guardian Douluo, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was already facing a generational gap.
Without talented guardians with the potential to become Titled Douluo, Ning Rongrong alone could not protect such a vast family fortune.
Looking at Lin Fan in the Sun Moon Royal Academy team, Ning Fengzhi was thoughtful—another Titled Douluo.
To this day, they had not fully understood the strength of the Sun Moon Empire; perhaps they could deepen their exchanges.
"However, now it's the Spirit Hall that should be getting a headache!" Ning Fengzhi turned to look at Bibi Dong, whose face was ashen in the distance, and couldn't help but feel a sense of schadenfreude.
The Sun Moon Team, which they had initially thought would just be making up the numbers, turned out to be a formidable force. This time, the Spirit Hall truly put their face out to be slapped, and still had to applaud.
What Ning Fengzhi didn't notice was that Qian Renxue, beside him, was also looking at Xu Nianshuang, who was wreaking havoc on the field, with an unreadable expression.
Her heart, with the successive appearances of various geniuses, gradually began to stir.
"Boom!"
Accompanied by the last member of the Spirit Hall Team being kicked off the competition stage by Xu Nianshuang.
The Sun Moon Royal Academy Team completed its victory over the Spirit Hall Team, winning the championship this time.
"Junior sister is mighty! Junior sister is mighty!"
From the Sun Moon Royal Academy's spectator stands, a burst of cheers erupted. Winning the championship in their first competition was certainly a resume highlight.
Moreover, they hadn't felt any pressure throughout, always in a state of 'lying down to win,' so they naturally greatly admired Xu Nianshuang.
In contrast to the joyful atmosphere of the Sun Moon Royal Academy was the Spirit Hall Team.
"Monst... monster!"
"This Xu Nianshuang is a monster! How can a Spirit Emperor be so strong!!!"
"Wuwuwu..."
The Spirit Saint teacher leading the team was even paler. Losing the finals, and almost being single-handedly defeated, he could already imagine the punishment he would face upon returning.
He had originally thought it would just be a formality, that the championship was certainly in the Spirit Hall's grasp, and that after winning, he would definitely get a promotion and a raise—it had been like this for years.
Who knew that this time, inviting the Sun Moon Empire to participate as a friendly gesture, directly cost them the championship? Now his promotion and raise were definitely ruined, and he couldn't even avoid a reprimand.
"Your Holiness the Pope!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo carefully walked up to Bibi Dong, whose face was ashen. The results of the match were out; it was time to announce them.
The outcome of the match was somewhat unexpected, stirring a small ripple in Bibi Dong's heart, but she wasn't so petty as to refuse to acknowledge the loss.
Bibi Dong stood up, her face calm as she announced, "The Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Competition for the entire continent, this year's ultimate champion is the Sun Moon Royal Academy. Congratulations to you, talented young Spirit Masters."
At the same time, a maid came forward carrying a tray. It held the reward for this year's champion, a thousand-year Spirit Bone.